The story of salvation is told from the perspective of the Roman governor in Judea, Pontius Pilate.
Nino Manfredi
as Ponzio Pilato
Stefania Sandrelli
as Claudia
Mario Scaccia
as Imperatore Tiberio
Flavio Bucci
as Erode Antipa
Lando Buzzanca
as Valeriano
Antonio Pierfederici
as Giuseppe di Arimatea
Relja Bašić
as Sacerdote Anna
Cosimo Cinieri
as Caifa
Roberto Herlitzka
as Barabba
Luisa De Santis
as Estherina
Lara Nakszyński
as L'angelo
Sergio Nicolai
as Primo legionario